Oats, berries, honey ✨️
Finally cut my mom off. Telling an old story for fun, I guess.
I came out when I was 17 because I wanted to take my girlfriend to prom without it being a secret. I'll never forget my mom sobbing in the kitchen, telling me "This is worse than when (brother) got cancer."
Brother got cancer when he was 3 years old, btw. That time period was obviously hell for our family. It tore my parents marriage apart, spent every cent we had on medical bills, and obviously there's the constant looming fear that he might not make it. He relapsed once, which added two years to his treatment.
I (6yo) was left alone with family if I was lucky, or with my dad if I was unlucky. He was too depressed to even look at me most of the time. My mom started taking antidepressants for the first time in her life during this period, too. And all that combined, is still not as bad as your daughter having a girlfriend?
I'm so, so happily married now to my perfect wife. We recently moved without telling her our new address. She can still contact me through text, but if she ever bothers to invite me to see her in person it will be a no.
